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António Lobo Xavier says that in the last hours I already felt the stigma that exists in relation to people who have Covid-19. The commentator and member of the Council of State, who learned that he was infected after a meeting of this council where the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen was also present, said this Monday on TVI that he felt that the news was they forgot that he was a “sick”, a “victim” of the new coronavirus. And he made it clear that he was not the focus of any outbreak – all assessors tested negative, as the Observer reported this afternoon.
Sometimes I hear the news and I think it is forgotten that in this story there is a victim, a patient, in need of care, at risk of sequelae, who was not the focus of any outbreak, not with his family, or with his friends. , nor with the members of the Council of State, nor with the professionals with whom he contacted. And finally, I think sometimes people have the idea that the powerful and the well-known never catch it, but that happens to everyone. But I’m fine, ”Lobo Xavier lamented.
The lawyer and commentator, who was uncomfortable with having Donald Trump’s company in the news in the last hours, began by explaining what he felt, guaranteeing that not only is he not a denier, he also complies with all the rules:I had some demonstrations, that’s what led me to do the test. On Saturday I had a very mild fever and some physical discomfort. I did the test on Saturday, because I felt that I should do it because of those symptoms, but now I don’t have any symptoms ”.
I follow all the rules, they even accuse me of being too cautious, I have connections with institutions of social solidarity. But obviously I put gas in the service areas, I go to work in Lisbon, I go to TVI to do the program, although I see that TVI scrupulously complies with the regulations, “he added.
But despite being ill, he assures that the case he starred in was treated in the public square as a premeditated threat to great dignitaries, even citing the Regicide.
I felt it [o estigma social]. I did a compilation of news about me and the Council of State and only remembered the Regicide. The last big news on threats, from beheadings to great dignitaries, with such a dimension was regicide. It’s a stigma, ”he said.
However, Lobo Xavier wanted to differentiate his case from that of other people who are not careful: “There are two types of people, those who follow the rules and are scrupulous, as was my case. And there are those who are deniers and who are reckless, I don’t really feel sorry for them. This can happen to everyone ”. And made it clear that did not like “the company of the president of the United States in the news of the day“.
So far none of the people I have contacted is infected, I don’t even know if I was infected during the State Council, “he said, adding:” Until we know the test results, fortunately negative, and I regret the inconvenience this caused. I caused the counselors, it could have been me infecting someone, or one of those counselors infecting me. Unfortunately, I caused this discomfort and discomfort. I cannot identify the point where my defenses and my care have failed.
Regarding the presence of Ursula von der Leyen, Lobo Xavier stated: “Sorry but she [a Presidente da Comissão Europeia] must be prepared, travels, and is a person that I admireFurthermore, I praised her immensely during the Council of State. We all have to be prepared, because unfortunately this can happen ”.
Even so, he acknowledged that “It would be very sad” for you if you had infected some of the advisors.
Despite his bad luck, the television commentator admits that it was gratifying to see how everything worked out for him.
The procedures worked, I have daily calls with the health delegate in my area of residence and with the family doctor who was identified to accompany me. They asked me for a full identification of all the people I was with during the week, and that’s what I did. Despite the discomfort I caused to others, it was a gratifying experience for me to see everything working ”, he concluded.
